amphitropal

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “both”) + τροπή (tropḗ, “turn”) + -al.

Adjective

amphitropal (comparative more amphitropal, superlative most amphitropal)

1. (botany, obsolete) amphitropous

Translations

having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side

• Portuguese: anfítropo

References

• “amphitropal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.